headmaster

«headmaster» in Mova's school dictionary: A man in charge of a school (mainly UK, Ireland… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a headmaster, headmasters)

meaning for a pupil

A man in charge of a school (mainly UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, and private schools). tree →

sense in the lessons

In UK school stories, the headmaster leads assemblies and deals with serious problems. Modern schools often say «head teacher» or «head»; in the USA «principal». Female: headmistress.

examples

• The headmaster spoke in assembly. tree →
• We were sent to the headmaster's office. tree →
• The headmaster gave out the prizes. tree →
• Our headmaster knows every pupil's name. tree →
• The headmaster rang the bell. tree →
• In America he would be called the principal. tree →

note

Countable. Gender-neutral: head teacher, head, principal (US, Canada, Australia). Can be one word or two (head master — rarer).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «headmaster» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.